Olivia Dean ‘Art of Loving’ Song Faces Lawsuit Claiming It Was Copied From ‘Just the Two of Us’
The case, filed against the breakout singer's label and publisher, claims her song “I’ve Seen It” stole key elements from the famed 1980 song by Bill Withers.
A lawsuit has been filed alleging that Olivia Dean's song "I've Seen It" on her album "The Art Of Loving" is a copied version of Bill Withers' iconic track "Just the Two of Us". The claim was made by a publisher that owns Withers' catalogue, who stated that the similarities between the two songs are "obvious and inescapable". Mattie Music Group, the plaintiff in the case, claims that the tracks share significant musical elements, including a distinct melody, and that this copying constitutes a clear infringement of their copyrights.
The lawsuit targets Dean's record label, Universal Music Group's Capitol Records, her publisher, Sony Music Publishing, and Dean's co-writer Max Wolfgang's publisher, Kobalt. The album "The Art Of Loving", released by Olivia Dean, has been a commercial success, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart and has been on the album chart for 52 weeks. In 2025, Dean was named Billboard's Rookie of the Year.
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